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Soros inaccurately floated as Kasich backer in pro-Cruz ad

Republican presidential candidate, Ohio Gov. John Kasich speaks at a town hall meeting at Weldall Manufacturing, Tuesday, March 29, 2016, in Waukesha, Wis. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)
Republican presidential candidate, Ohio Gov. John Kasich speaks at a town hall meeting at Weldall Manufacturing, Tuesday, March 29, 2016, in Waukesha, Wis. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green) Republican presidential candidate, Ohio Gov. John Kasich speaks at a town hall meeting at Weldall Manufacturing, Tuesday, March 29, 2016, in Waukesha, Wis. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

By Associated Press 2 min read

WASHINGTON (AP) – Is Democratic billionaire donor George Soros dabbling in the Republican presidential primary?

Soros is named in $500,000 worth of advertising in next-to-vote Wisconsin, with allies of GOP candidate Ted Cruz charging that he’s linked to rival John Kasich. The ad hit the airwaves Tuesday and continues through the state’s election next week.

Soros has given tens of millions of dollars to liberal causes and is a strong backer of Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton. That’s why the idea that he’s funding a Republican candidate could alarm conservatives.

“Hundreds of thousands of dollars from George Soros,” reads the text of a new ad by Trusted Leadership, a super PAC backing Cruz.

The commercial’s narrator offers more nuance in the accompanying audio: “Millionaires working side by side with George Soros are bankrolling his super PAC.”